Our Family of Websites

We invite you to visit our entire family of websites!

Below you will find site descriptions and direct links to the sites themselves. All the sites listed below are part of our BeadedLily family of websites and are created and maintained by us.

Beads, beading supplies and Italian ribbons. First and foremost the BeadedLily site is home to our own line of handmade glass beads created here in our Florence glass studio. Also quite popular among jewelry designers both here and abroad is our Italian Tubular Wire Mesh Ribbon. In addition you will find an interesting assortment of items ranging from Venetian pendants and Swarovski crystal to quality findings and lamp working supplies.

One-of-a-kind bracelets, necklaces & other items featuring our own handmade beads. Originally our line of hand-crafted, beaded jewelry was included as part of our BeadedLily site. However, we found that the individual items were getting a bit lost in the shuffle. The Beaded Lily Designs site allows for focus on the beautiful, one-of-a-kind pieces themselves.

Your source in Italy for this endlessly versatile product. Coated in enamel and lacquered to prevent color change, this Italian product is water proof, heat resistant and nickel free. It can be used as a ribbon to support a pendant, as a tube with beads carefully inserted inside it or it can be fluffed out to nearly 3 times its original size, creating beautiful swirls and waves. It can be twisted, knotted and pulled into just about any shape. Weave wire into it, attach crystals... And this versatile product is certainly not limited to just jewelry design. Think of the possibilities for scrap booking, card making, polymer clay projects (Bake it right in!) ... The possibilities are truly endless!

Handmade Modular Beads & Jewelry For An Endless Variety Of Possibilities. We are the manufacturer and distributor of this Pandora-style bead and jewelry line - Compare prices with other distributors of handmade large-hole beads and see the difference! Our prices are generally 50% less (or better). Why buy from a distributor when you can buy direct and SAVE?!

Retail Store - Florence, Italy. Join us for a truly unique experience! Our Working Studio is a wonderful environment in which to shop, take a class, create a piece of jewelry or just hang out! Throughout the day you'll see glass beads being made at the torch and jewelry created using those beads.

English-Language Support Group. I built this site to be the online center for A Friend In Florence, a group started by our own Lily Morda. The program is aimed towards the English-speaking expat community who live, either full or part-time, in the Florence, Italy area.

Building your websites and web presence - A 15-Hour Course. Blogs, Wordpress, Shopping Carts... Using freely available Open Source applications it is now possible to create your own professional, fully interactive websites OF ALL TYPES and globally promote those sites All For Free!

Florence Web Host & Design: Complete Solutions. From your domain name and hosting package to website design, site promotion and continuing support.

Personalized website creation, website maintenance and online store management programs. My other passion! Designing websites was born out of necessity years ago when Lily and I had a bead store in Tucson, Arizona for which we needed a website. I've found that there are quite a few similarities between designing websites and designing beads, both of which rely on a strong foundation and a well-balanced visual flow. When I'm not making beads you will generally find me making websites, both for our own various projects and commercially.